Thief River Falls draws more than half of Thief Lake Township’s working residents
Hardly any work in Thief Lake Township; the top destination outside it is Thief River Falls (54%, 28 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 18% across Minnesota. Employers in Thief Lake Township report 6 jobs; 13 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Thief Lake Township
On a workday 13 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 23 people are in Thief Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
0.46 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Thief Lake Township goes to work
Where Thief Lake Township clocks in
15% of workers
8% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Services make up most of the work in Thief Lake Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Thief Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 6. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Thief Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Thief Lake Township
of Thief Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The distance from Thief Lake Township to work
About 23% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How Thief Lake Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Thief Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thief Lake Township | – | — | — | — | $82,500 |
| Whiteford Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Moose River Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Poplar Grove Township | under 8% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Como Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Rollis Township | under 8% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Whiteford Township, Moose River Township, Poplar Grove Township, Como Township and Rollis Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Thief Lake Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Thief Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Thief Lake Township?
$82,500 (±$9,112) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Thief Lake Township?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Thief Lake Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Thief Lake Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Thief Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Thief Lake Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.